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USGBC's Events Team Becomes Country's First to Receive British Green Certification
The U.S. Green Building Council has become the first North American organization to be certified under BS 8901:2007, the new British standard for planning and managing green events.
ASAE & The Center Launch Association Awareness Campaign
The American Society of Association Executives & The Center for Association Leadership last week launched a new public awareness campaign with which to promote the economic value of associations.
U.S. Travel Association Launches Nationwide Search for 'Faces of Travel'
As part of its Meetings Mean Business public awareness campaign, the U.S. Travel Association has launched a nationwide search for spokespeople that represent the role that travel and hospitality play in...
Association Execs Lobby Washington, Defend Meetings
More than 200 association executives are meeting in Washington, D.C., today for a two-day "legislative fly-in" organized by ASAE & The Center, where they'll lobby members of Congress on behalf of the...
DMAI Awards Largest Ever Group of DMO Accreditations
The Destination Marketing Association International has awarded its Destination Marketing Accreditation Program accreditation to 17 destination marketing organizations.
Business Class: Is It Extinct or Just Evolving?
Companies bristle at the cost, but travelers finagle way in on long-haul Asia trips.
Under Fire for Spending, the Orlando CVB Considers Changes
In the wake of some revelations of questionable spending by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, some reforms designed to make the bureau's operations more transparent are under...
Meeting With the President
Roger Dow and 12 CEOs from the biggest travel companies in the industry were meeting in Washington, DC the week of March 11 for a CEO forum.
And the Award Goes to ...
The CSM of the Year Award honors a top CSM at a CVB, convention center, and hotel each year. Here are the winners for 2008.
U.S. Travel Assn.'s 'Meetings Mean Business' Campaign Making Waves
Meetings Mean Business, a campaign and website launched by the U.S. Travel Association, wants to ensure that state and federal politicians, consumer media, and the general public understand the value of...
In the Wake of Layoffs, NFL Defends Annual Meeting
The NFL was called out yesterday by USAToday for holding its annual owners' meeting this week at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, despite having recently laid off employees at NFL corporate...
Trade Show Survey: Exhibitors Plan to Spend, Exhibit Less in 2009
Another sign of the economic times, trade show exhibitors are planning to attend fewer shows and spend less money on their booths this year compared to last, according to the Trade Show Exhibitors...
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